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ike's great talent was he found this pashtun much the way george washington brushed aside his own impotence of ordnance in the revolution your while at key moments he put his foot down and essentially told the brits to stuff it. that didn't stop field marshal bernard montgomery from becoming a thorn in the sight of all american commanders in europe for the duration of the war. but ike, omar bradley, george patton all managed to work around to minimize the negative impacts of the war effort. so when the war ends we are expected to supply wealth and prosperity to all. we do to the death of our ability. and yet this brings with it this ironing that by supplying wealth and protection you are eroding the very disciplines that are necessary to maintain and perpetuate prosperity for yourself and prosperity and freedom for others. that would be the challenge for the next 75 years and the topic of volume two. how to provide a canopy of liberty and perpetuate american exceptionalism while allowing in just enough rain of difficulty and disappointment to remind americans and the world that the era in w
ike's great talent was he found this pashtun much the way george washington brushed aside his own impotence of ordnance in the revolution your while at key moments he put his foot down and essentially told the brits to stuff it. that didn't stop field marshal bernard montgomery from becoming a thorn in the sight of all american commanders in europe for the duration of the war. but ike, omar bradley, george patton all managed to work around to minimize the negative impacts of the war effort. so...
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as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terrorists getting ready to attack america but very few think of yemen as a chokepoint of vast economic interests yemen is the poorest country in the middle east but it's sitting on one of the most important trade routes in the wall the bubble mendip straight most people have heard about the southwest canal world war three almost broke out over the canal right that's how important it is but bob amanda doesn't instantly ring a bell although it's basically an extension of this west canal and is a similar strategic importance almost all of europe's trade with china japan india and the rest of asia passes through babel mend up every day that's how important it is. some argue that washington sees terrorism in yemen as a problem in the sense that it could have an adverse impact on economic interests at stake the united states wouldn't be engaged in such a conflict in yemen if it didn't hold very specific geo political and strategic necessity for the us i think most important
as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terrorists getting ready to attack america but very few think of yemen as a chokepoint of vast economic interests yemen is the poorest country in the middle east but it's sitting on one of the most important trade routes in the wall the bubble mendip straight most people have heard about the southwest canal world war three almost broke out over the canal right that's how...
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still to come, washington has come to a standstill. washingtons and republican democratics and republicans arguing. we'll discuss. and plus it's a far cry from the highway traffic jam hitting russia. reports suggest the main road from moscow to petersburg was backed up for 125 miles after heavy snow. one driver told reporters he moved just one kilometer in 24 hours. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> these are your headlines. the white house and congress may need to call the auto club to jump-start budget talks. they're stalled on discussions over taxes. chin
still to come, washington has come to a standstill. washingtons and republican democratics and republicans arguing. we'll discuss. and plus it's a far cry from the highway traffic jam hitting russia. reports suggest the main road from moscow to petersburg was backed up for 125 miles after heavy snow. one driver told reporters he moved just one kilometer in 24 hours. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle...
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interested in politics who don't like the republicans who do not like the democrats, who do not like washington, you know what they do like? they like barack obama because they sense something about him that he's not a part of it. so even that first debate there we thought was a debacle, a lot of us people thought "well, i liked that because he's not playing th game, he's not playing gotcha, he's not saying nasty things." that that helped the balance for him. >> rose: i'll tell you who didn't like it, his campaign staff. >> i asked, -- at the end of the interview i said to him i ran into somebody during the course of the campaign who useded to work for you who is now the mayor of a major american city. >> rose: could it be chicago? (laughs) >> and i said to him "what happened, rahm, in that first debate?" and rahm looked at me and said "he haa hawaii moment." and when i said that the president laughed very loudly and he caught himself back and he told this lovely story there meant meant that when things seemed to be going to hell in a hand basket he and rahm would sit in the oval office and thi
interested in politics who don't like the republicans who do not like the democrats, who do not like washington, you know what they do like? they like barack obama because they sense something about him that he's not a part of it. so even that first debate there we thought was a debacle, a lot of us people thought "well, i liked that because he's not playing th game, he's not playing gotcha, he's not saying nasty things." that that helped the balance for him. >> rose: i'll tell...
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and washington looks to deal that would let more u.s. troops and asia as china's new leader advises the military to prepare for a strike. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. there has been no word about the fate of ukrainian journalist being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who's assisted r.t. along with other media outlets journey in the ongoing syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents now two months ago they threatened to kill her if a fifty million dollars ransom was not paid by taking up the story for us now. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then has appeared in two separate videos in the first she appeals to the ukrainian government to pay the ransom money and sit her free in a second which many believe was made under due is she admits to being a
and washington looks to deal that would let more u.s. troops and asia as china's new leader advises the military to prepare for a strike. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. there has been no word about the fate of ukrainian journalist being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who's assisted r.t. along with other media outlets journey in the ongoing syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents now two months ago they...
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here we have america urging the israe israelis to negotiate except us in washington. our parties are so extreme. >> i think the moral is set so low right now on both sides. the country is so divided. we are the one that is are going to be handed down the $16 trillion deficit. it is hard for this to play out. they will come to some sort of a deal. you are going to see them come to a deal. you are going to see them with something sort of like the simpson bowles. >> pam has sent it to the public. that if it goes over the fiscal cliff republicans are prepared to make the middle class pay more tax paying more. and that is a very bad position for the republicans to find themselves in isn't it? >> sit a very bad position for them to find themselves in. the fact of the matter is, it isn't true. the taxes on the wealthiest americans, it doesn't address the core problems. the $16 trillion comes from government over spending and we have slow growth. raising the taxes on anybody whether it is on the poor or the other americans doesn't solve the problem. let's get in and figure ou
here we have america urging the israe israelis to negotiate except us in washington. our parties are so extreme. >> i think the moral is set so low right now on both sides. the country is so divided. we are the one that is are going to be handed down the $16 trillion deficit. it is hard for this to play out. they will come to some sort of a deal. you are going to see them come to a deal. you are going to see them with something sort of like the simpson bowles. >> pam has sent it to...
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today's top story, a washington standoff continuing. fiscal cliff negotiations appear to be going nowhere. today president obama will meet with members of the business round table. plus, on the economic calendar, the november adp report on employment is due at 8:15 eastern. u.s. equity futures at this hour are indicated higher. not much happened yesterday. it's wednesday, december 5th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
today's top story, a washington standoff continuing. fiscal cliff negotiations appear to be going nowhere. today president obama will meet with members of the business round table. plus, on the economic calendar, the november adp report on employment is due at 8:15 eastern. u.s. equity futures at this hour are indicated higher. not much happened yesterday. it's wednesday, december 5th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
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dionne of the brookings institution, georgetown university and the washington post. happy new year to all of you. that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on twitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. there's always much more on our website as well. you can comment on all our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, music from the choir of trinity church wall street, in new york. ♪ additional funding also provided by mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. the jane henson foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting.
dionne of the brookings institution, georgetown university and the washington post. happy new year to all of you. that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on twitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. there's always much more on our website as well. you can comment on all our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, music from the choir of trinity church wall street, in...
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this comes as washington welcomes a high-level chinese delegation led by the vice premier. his team is in the u.s. to talk trade and economy. he's expected to meet with u.s. treasury secretary tim geithner tomorrow. wang is the first official from the new leadership team to visit with the u.s. for more on the impact and implications of this, let's speak with frank ching, adjunct associate professor at the chinese university of hong kong. frank, hi. the first news that we're getting out of this appears to be more import duties s. this going to be the theme of u.s./china relations, or do you expect these meetings to be more of a thaw? >> well, i think that these are the first meetings since the new leadership in china was installed. and since president obama saw -- well, won second term. i think both sides want to make use of this occasion to improve their relationship. so this joint annual meeting is a platform, and i think that they will probably be able to achieve some progress on issues of concern to both sides. but i don't see any sweeping changes. >> what's interesting,
this comes as washington welcomes a high-level chinese delegation led by the vice premier. his team is in the u.s. to talk trade and economy. he's expected to meet with u.s. treasury secretary tim geithner tomorrow. wang is the first official from the new leadership team to visit with the u.s. for more on the impact and implications of this, let's speak with frank ching, adjunct associate professor at the chinese university of hong kong. frank, hi. the first news that we're getting out of this...
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and washington looks to clinch a deal that would let more u.s. troops and hardware into asia as china's new leader advises its military to prepare for a struggle. with worldwide news live from moscow city center this is r t with me will receive showing the fate of a ukrainian journalist held by syrian rebels remains unknown after a round sum deadline from a group threatening to execute her has passed on had a question of i was kidnapped by insurgents said to be from the free syrian army and she repeatedly accused of brutality against civilians now the story. there. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then has appeared in two separate videos in the first she appeals to the ukrainian government to pay the ransom money and state her free in a second which many believe was made under do is she admits to being a spy for the point needs to be made tha
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm laurin the store here in washington d.c. these are headlines for monday december tenth two thousand while gold rises said some headlines today citing italian technocrat prime minister mario monti as plans to resign also expectations of fed easing regardless it was actually fairly so why has the yellow metal been trading sideways for pretty much the past year and a half as the s. and p. five hundred has gained a very respectable twenty five percent a year from commodities legend eric sprott about that and about silver to u.s. and u.k. regulators have reportedly published a joint paper they wrote about it on the pages of the op ed pages rather of the financial times to deal with too big to fail banks that need to well bail it's a first cross border plan it includes losses for shareholders removing senior management and converting debt into equity to provide capital now capital is one solution to mitigate the liability of massive credit expansion only we had hard money though we'll break that down for you where the day and whil
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the supreme court has ruled plans to outlaw them in chicago and washington d.c. are unconstitutional. the most likely move would be to ban military-style assault rifles, magazines holding numerous bullet. the president has backed such a bill. >> while he supports strongly an assault weapons ban and other measures, he wants to expand the conversation beyond those specific areas of legislation. >> i'm joe manchin -- >> the group of the gun hand -- of the gun ban will be loosened a little. even west virginia senator joe manchin, whose campaign had focused on gun rights, has changed his mind. he is not alone kerpen >> when my daughters ask me on friday night, dad, you are in the senate, why can't we put reasonable restrictions on assault weapons or rapid-fire ammunition clips, i did not have a good answer for them. enough is enough. >> america is in a reflective mood, which may not last. weapons of war should not be available to take the lives of children. >> the white house came out today with steps they would take toward tougher gun control. the national rifle asso
the supreme court has ruled plans to outlaw them in chicago and washington d.c. are unconstitutional. the most likely move would be to ban military-style assault rifles, magazines holding numerous bullet. the president has backed such a bill. >> while he supports strongly an assault weapons ban and other measures, he wants to expand the conversation beyond those specific areas of legislation. >> i'm joe manchin -- >> the group of the gun hand -- of the gun ban will be loosened...
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george washington would not kneel to pray. when his pastor rebuked him for setting a bad example, washington mended his ways. he stayed away from church on communion sundays. he of knowledge christianity's benign influence on society. no ministers were present and no prayers were said when he died. washington had proclaimed that religion and morality are indispensable supports for political prosperity. reason and experience both were best to expect that morality can prevail in exclusion for religious principles. the longer john adams lived, the shorter grew his creed. in the end, it was unitarianism. jefferson wrote those ringing words of the declaration, but jefferson was a utilitarian when he urged his nephew to inquire into the truth of christianity. "if it ends in a belief that there is no god, you'll find virtue in the comforts and pleasantness you feel in virtue's exercise." james madison always explained away religion as an innate appetite. the mind, he said, prefers the idea of the self existing clause to an infinite s
george washington would not kneel to pray. when his pastor rebuked him for setting a bad example, washington mended his ways. he stayed away from church on communion sundays. he of knowledge christianity's benign influence on society. no ministers were present and no prayers were said when he died. washington had proclaimed that religion and morality are indispensable supports for political prosperity. reason and experience both were best to expect that morality can prevail in exclusion for...
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reporting from washington, i'm kathy kaye. the white house says it will push from -- for tighter gun control days after the school shooting shattered new town. they tried to help children and five women are shot dead in pakistan simply for distributing polio vaccines. jansing into the future decades ne o one electronic superhighway long before many even knew he was being built. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. four days after the mass shootings in newtown, conn., the funerals continue for the 22 becomes lost their lives. and while the town mourns, the white house issued its strongest indication yet it will be pushing for tighter gun controls, including reinstating the assault weapons ban. from newtown, we begin our coverage. >> she loved or go wales and horses. a beautiful girl, her parents said. 6-year-old jessica was buried. another victim in america. that terrible friday as parents waited to hear what happened in the school, their pastor was with them. >> one parent, one
reporting from washington, i'm kathy kaye. the white house says it will push from -- for tighter gun control days after the school shooting shattered new town. they tried to help children and five women are shot dead in pakistan simply for distributing polio vaccines. jansing into the future decades ne o one electronic superhighway long before many even knew he was being built. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. four days after the mass...
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i could never get the "washington post" to print this point, but robert byrd when he was majority leader exercise the nuclear option four times. it goes back to the beginning of the senate whereby you set binding precedent in the senate by simple majority rules. furthermore, it was being used admittedly extraordinary, one that i think out to be used in very rare occasion, only for extenuating circumstances was done not to up in the tradition but to restore it. prior to 2003 derrick never been a judge, avril edition nominee denied confirmation deeply filibuster. never, never, never never. beginning with -- i think ultimately five judges who have the majority support, push judges who were all denied confirmation deeply filibuster though they had majority support. prior to that it'd never happen. so we are trying to restore the what it always been. you can argue that ought to be a majority. that had not been the standard pride 2003. on your question of time, you're right. biggest vulnerability is time. everything takes so long. i remember when it came to the house and i came over to the sen
i could never get the "washington post" to print this point, but robert byrd when he was majority leader exercise the nuclear option four times. it goes back to the beginning of the senate whereby you set binding precedent in the senate by simple majority rules. furthermore, it was being used admittedly extraordinary, one that i think out to be used in very rare occasion, only for extenuating circumstances was done not to up in the tradition but to restore it. prior to 2003 derrick...
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george washington is up there in massachusetts were about his wife. even thomas jefferson were about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, to. >> lord dunmore, what was his position? >> he was the royal governor of virginia and he was also a guy with an incredible ego. an awful lot of inability to make the decision because he was so caught up in himself and his potential success. >> you called him combative, touchy and arrogant. >> well, arrogant like so many of the british aristocracy would have been. but he was an odd duck. when he captured and build some of the ports in the ohio valley, he named them after his subsidiary titles. he was the beer and blair -- the baron blair. it was fort dunmore for a while. he had an ego a mile wide. >> so what was the relationship in those days between george washington and dunmore? >> they knew each other. late winter, before the hostilities got intense in the capital of virginia, they were
george washington is up there in massachusetts were about his wife. even thomas jefferson were about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, to. >> lord dunmore, what was his position? >> he was the royal governor of virginia and he was also a guy with an incredible ego. an awful lot of inability to make the decision because he was so caught up in himself and...
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in december 1775 -- that is our first president, george washington. >> i think george washington said this when he was up in massachusetts in the beginning of december 1775 or maybe late november. communications were slow in these days. washington, in that point in time, probably the most recent things he knew about dunmore was probably as close to the peak of his power in virginia because ultimately he was chased out of virginia. but during the summer and fall of 1775, he was very effective in sending out troops to raid plantations. he was stirring up the indians. they could find refuge and get the fleet of the british army. even stirred up the insurrection of indentured servants. not only did it look like he might succeed, but there were rumors that he would ascend the party in the area of alexandria, virginia. george washington is up there in massachusetts worried about his wife. even thomas jefferson worried about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, too. >
in december 1775 -- that is our first president, george washington. >> i think george washington said this when he was up in massachusetts in the beginning of december 1775 or maybe late november. communications were slow in these days. washington, in that point in time, probably the most recent things he knew about dunmore was probably as close to the peak of his power in virginia because ultimately he was chased out of virginia. but during the summer and fall of 1775, he was very...
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washington ordered french to leave. french refused. in the following spring, washington returned with troops and attacked. again, most americans don't know the story, but washington fired the first shot in what became the world's first true world war. his attack on the french in the western pennsylvania wilderness grew into a global conflict lasting seven years, involve england, franch, austria, russia, prussia, and dozen other nations fighting for control over colonies in north america, africa, asia, and the seas in between. the seven years war changed the map of the world shifting national borders in europe, in africa, in india, and elsewhere. it leveled thousands of towns and villages in europe. killed or maimed more than a million soldiers and civilians, and bankrupted a dozen nations including england and france. remember, it started in britain's north american colonies, and the british government and british people naturally thought british subjects in british north america should share the costs of the war with their fellow citi
washington ordered french to leave. french refused. in the following spring, washington returned with troops and attacked. again, most americans don't know the story, but washington fired the first shot in what became the world's first true world war. his attack on the french in the western pennsylvania wilderness grew into a global conflict lasting seven years, involve england, franch, austria, russia, prussia, and dozen other nations fighting for control over colonies in north america,...
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fell apart there was nothing to keep capitalism of honest anymore as a result all of the debates post washington consensus of being about. the details the operational matters here there they haven't been about the broad sweeps and the strategic functions that governments are meant to have as government tends to get us operational rather than strategic it will develop a tendency to meddle in all kinds of unimportant things or actually in things which are quite harmful but not deal with a framework that allows you to really consider the very big picture the most hopeful sign that i can think of is people starting to think beyond old left and beyond old right again and start thinking about how do we make can you talk of system work the fact of the matter is that a lot of the jobs that we've lost over the last thirty years are not coming back the jobs we've created are being lost in the non tradeable sectors. there are entire towns in britain where there is very little private industry because private industry called possibly pay as much as the public sector that we've actually. we've allowed to gro
fell apart there was nothing to keep capitalism of honest anymore as a result all of the debates post washington consensus of being about. the details the operational matters here there they haven't been about the broad sweeps and the strategic functions that governments are meant to have as government tends to get us operational rather than strategic it will develop a tendency to meddle in all kinds of unimportant things or actually in things which are quite harmful but not deal with a...
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becky there in washington, d.c. all day coverage today on cnbc. you don't want to miss that. >>> and coming up on european "squawk box," this man could be the next prime minister of italy. try and catch that if you can. see you back here tomorrow.
becky there in washington, d.c. all day coverage today on cnbc. you don't want to miss that. >>> and coming up on european "squawk box," this man could be the next prime minister of italy. try and catch that if you can. see you back here tomorrow.
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and so i think that kind of nerve hitting will be reflected in what happenses here in washington. >> are you really sensing, from your colleagues, that this is a tipping point? >> i really am sensing that there is an openness and willingness on the part of a lot of people who never would have considered -- for example, a ban on assault weapons which, as everybody knows, were designed for military use and right now even in the states that have them, like my state of connecticut and i know because i helped write the bill and then i personally defended it in court, in the trial in the argument before state supreme court when it was challenged constitutionally. it has essentially weaknesses or defects that need to be corrected. so on a wide range of issues, we can do better. we must do something. that's the refrain that i've heard throughout newtown, throughout connecticut and throughout the country from people who write or call. we must do something and i think it's reflected in very powerful statements that the president and vice president make. >> i had a very harrowing interview, the
and so i think that kind of nerve hitting will be reflected in what happenses here in washington. >> are you really sensing, from your colleagues, that this is a tipping point? >> i really am sensing that there is an openness and willingness on the part of a lot of people who never would have considered -- for example, a ban on assault weapons which, as everybody knows, were designed for military use and right now even in the states that have them, like my state of connecticut and i...
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i went to washington and the senator and i and his two dogs have lunch together on monday since the dogs came to the senate with him because the senate wasn't in session and they could of rome and play. was a weird sight, believe me. we were brought into the tiny little conference room, the two dogs, the senator and me with a card table in the middle, and the senator who was always on a diet. he would feel better the center he was head the biggest sand which i'd ever seen like a sliver of tuna fish that looked as old as he was and on a piece of bread. i had two pieces of bread and potato chips and we talked for three or four hours. and what i remember saying over and over and over again is you don't want me to write this book because i am a historian, and i went find stuff, and whenever i find i'm going to put in the book and who knows, by the time this book comes out there might be a kennedy running for office. little did i know that that kennedy's naim what the joseph p. kennedy iii who ran for the most elected in congress. now the election came before my book came out, and i was worri
i went to washington and the senator and i and his two dogs have lunch together on monday since the dogs came to the senate with him because the senate wasn't in session and they could of rome and play. was a weird sight, believe me. we were brought into the tiny little conference room, the two dogs, the senator and me with a card table in the middle, and the senator who was always on a diet. he would feel better the center he was head the biggest sand which i'd ever seen like a sliver of tuna...
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and travels to these remote areas in washington every summer as he says he confines untouched landscapes like this anywhere else in the world. we're going off the list below sea line if i go wrong. and surprise you you'll go to the water and so we did. one animal whose par you definitely wouldn't want to shake here is the brown bear you can literally spot agrees the here by every small river. where the bears are fishing but they have a very concise well to be able to see that we have to keep an eye away down at him and the distance between them and also told i could be dangerous so we're going just a shell but the record. and quiet we went but the wind was not on our side and the bear got away another local resident to haiti's piece being disturbed here is this howlers sea eagle it has a wingspan of two and a half meters it nessa only here in washes far east because of the bundles of salmon and seagulls which feed the giant bird in his studies if gainey focuses on birds so he took me to one of his favorite places here the island it has the biggest colony of seagulls in the region. the cl
and travels to these remote areas in washington every summer as he says he confines untouched landscapes like this anywhere else in the world. we're going off the list below sea line if i go wrong. and surprise you you'll go to the water and so we did. one animal whose par you definitely wouldn't want to shake here is the brown bear you can literally spot agrees the here by every small river. where the bears are fishing but they have a very concise well to be able to see that we have to keep an...
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however, jeff immelt is warning the issues in washington have taken a toll on business. ge is reportedly close to a deal to buy avio for as much as $4 billion. ge adding better than 1% in frankfurt trade, well outpacing the market. >>> and mcdonald's is hoping to get a few extra presents over the tree this year. the fast food giant has urged u.s. franchise owner toes be open to christmas day. that goes against the company's tradition of being closed on major holidays. the request was made in a memo to franchises in november. mcdonald's same-store sales did fall for the first time in october, but rebounded last month. the company attributes had part of that to stories that were open thanksgiving. now, following a year of considerable market shocks, we'll take a look at what's in store for 2013 and find out why our next guest says volatility is at a crossroads, just after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand t
however, jeff immelt is warning the issues in washington have taken a toll on business. ge is reportedly close to a deal to buy avio for as much as $4 billion. ge adding better than 1% in frankfurt trade, well outpacing the market. >>> and mcdonald's is hoping to get a few extra presents over the tree this year. the fast food giant has urged u.s. franchise owner toes be open to christmas day. that goes against the company's tradition of being closed on major holidays. the request was...
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reporting from washington, i'm kathy kaye. the white house says it will push from -- for tighter gun control days after the school shooting shattered new town. they tried to help children and five women are shot dead in pakistan simply for distributing polio vaccines. jansing into the future decades ago, one electronic superhighway long before many even knew he was being built. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. four days after the mass shootings in newtown, conn., the funerals continue for the 22 becomes lost their lives. and while the town mourns, the white house issued its strongest indication yet it will be pushing for tighter gun controls, including reinstating the assault weapons ban. from newtown, we begin our coverage. >> she loved or go wales and horses. a beautiful girl, her parents said. 6-year-old jessica was buried. another victim in america. that terrible friday as parents waited to hear what happened in the school, their pastor was with them. >> one parent, one
reporting from washington, i'm kathy kaye. the white house says it will push from -- for tighter gun control days after the school shooting shattered new town. they tried to help children and five women are shot dead in pakistan simply for distributing polio vaccines. jansing into the future decades ago, one electronic superhighway long before many even knew he was being built. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. four days after the mass...
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the top story, of course, a ticking clock in washington. tend of the year fast approaching. still no deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
the top story, of course, a ticking clock in washington. tend of the year fast approaching. still no deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
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>> i think it's going to be all about washington, d.c. i don't think these reports are going to shape markets in any way. it will be interesting to see the housing market report given the strong run that we've seen for the year. it should instill a bit of confidence. the price likely the going to be subdued going into the end of the session. it's all about the fiscal cliff talks. the recent setback that we have. we may have some sort of agreement on sunday, but i don't think markets are holing their breaths. >> just a couple of corporate stories here. bankia shares are down. we're seeing porsche move up 6% the last time i moved. what else is driving markets here in europe today? >> lonmin was an issue. markets looking at that story right now. also, it's one of those stories where with the mining sector, given what's going on in south africa, it goes on to that. overall, it's busy on the corporate front and, again, it's just about the fiscal cliff talks and that's something that we would be looking after in the course of the day. >> we'll
>> i think it's going to be all about washington, d.c. i don't think these reports are going to shape markets in any way. it will be interesting to see the housing market report given the strong run that we've seen for the year. it should instill a bit of confidence. the price likely the going to be subdued going into the end of the session. it's all about the fiscal cliff talks. the recent setback that we have. we may have some sort of agreement on sunday, but i don't think markets are...
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pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> what is open today if you need to get out of the house? and an epic fail on one of the biggest movie batching weeks of the year. your first look at this morning's business head lies lines is straight ahead. >> and which new flicks are hitting the screen. are you watching "first look." because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> happy holidays. welcome back to "first look." som
pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> what is open today if you need to get out of the house? and an epic fail on one of the biggest movie batching weeks of the year. your first look at this morning's business head lies lines is straight ahead. >> and which new flicks are hitting the screen. are you watching "first look." because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically...
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what would you put the odds at that busy rationality and effectiveness reemerge from washington, d.c., on the fiscal cliff? >> zero. lou: i thought that. >> if we can keep the current tax rates, we would continue to increase government revenue. increasing 26% under the bush tax rates over the last two years. over the last two years, government revenues have risen 26%, almost a quarter using the buss tax rates. low tax rates bring more revenues, not less venues. lou: do you interpret all of the drama to be a lack of faith? in front of the growth model that has been demonstrated, as you point out, over the past two years. they are really saying the economy cannot grow fast enough to support the government. we will not see revenue increase unless we raise taxes. >> that is correct. the pre-verse thing is you don't get growth if you raise tax rates. in california and several other states that topate is approaching 50% effectively with a 50% top rate, a business have as much incentive to fire somebody to lower-cost as to hire somebody to increase revenues. lou: it is a high risk experiment
what would you put the odds at that busy rationality and effectiveness reemerge from washington, d.c., on the fiscal cliff? >> zero. lou: i thought that. >> if we can keep the current tax rates, we would continue to increase government revenue. increasing 26% under the bush tax rates over the last two years. over the last two years, government revenues have risen 26%, almost a quarter using the buss tax rates. low tax rates bring more revenues, not less venues. lou: do you interpret...
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they can't speak out against washington because they get punished for that. they have the health care costs coming down. everyone's taxes are going up. they have to nd ways to make ends meet. i think the fact that ibm is even still matching at all and didn't do away with the whole program is amazing. >> kudos to ibm here's a company not only is the stock doing well they pay contribute, 10% of an employees income to retirement fund. that is called being aood employer. you know what? employment is like that. has to be mutually beneficial. good for the employer and good for the employee. jim is the best example when companies let compensation costs get out of hand. they're keepin their books in order. i wish washingn could do the same thing. melissa: let's keep wishing for that. stick around. we have much more with the power panel. could the platinum coin, there it is, the platinum coin in jonathan's hand be the solution to our debt woes? it sound insane. >> alchemy. melissa: could be worth a trillion dollars. it is getting real traction. that is not crazy. is t
they can't speak out against washington because they get punished for that. they have the health care costs coming down. everyone's taxes are going up. they have to nd ways to make ends meet. i think the fact that ibm is even still matching at all and didn't do away with the whole program is amazing. >> kudos to ibm here's a company not only is the stock doing well they pay contribute, 10% of an employees income to retirement fund. that is called being aood employer. you know what?...
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national cathedral in washington, dc. senator inouye died on monday at the age of 88 and was the second longest serving senator in history. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ♪ [inaudible] ♪ >> i am resurrection and i am life, says the lord. whoever has faith in me shall have life, even though he died. and everyone who has life and has committed himself to me in faith, shall not die forever. as for me, i know that my redeemer lives. and that at the last he will stand upon the earth, after my awakening he will raise me up and in my body i shall see god. i, myself, shall see and my buys behold him who is my friend, and not a stranger. for up in of us has life in himself and none becomes his own master when we die. for if we have life, we are alive in the lord, and if we die, we die in the lord. so, then, whether we live or die, we are the lord's possessions. happy from now on are those who die in the lord. so it is said the spirit, for they rest from their labors. ... >> is enough washington national cathedral the bishop o
national cathedral in washington, dc. senator inouye died on monday at the age of 88 and was the second longest serving senator in history. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ♪ [inaudible] ♪ >> i am resurrection and i am life, says the lord. whoever has faith in me shall have life, even though he died. and everyone who has life and has committed himself to me in faith, shall not die forever. as for me, i know that my redeemer lives. and that at the last he will stand upon the earth,...
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london we have donna mustafa he is a reader in politics and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael goodwin he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london do you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's a literal served want to wars but in fact it misleads people into thinking that once you run out of water whatever that means you then automatically reach for a kalashnikov and go to war waters we have seen over the past forty years at least if not more is that when people run out of water that is they haven't got enough water to raise the food that they need at home they're not no longer self-sufficient they then reach for trade because trade is quiet and invisible it doesn't raise any politics a country all the twenty countries of the middle east and many other countries in the world and all the countries in europe except france can easily move into dependen
london we have donna mustafa he is a reader in politics and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael goodwin he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london do you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's a literal served want to wars but in fact it misleads...
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urging to negotiate with everyone but us in washington. we don't negotiate. our parties are so extreme. i'm a relatively wealthy person. i want to be paying more taxes. i want our taxes to go to serve the policies of the country, education, charity, health care. i think that president obama's right about this. but i think compromise is going to be necessary to achieve some result. >> let me bring in abbe. your father is known as a moderate republican and a good dealmaker, a man who used to negotiate. what do you make of this? and what does he make of this? >> i think morale is so low right now. the country's so divided. especially for my generation. we're the ones that are going to be handed down the $60 trillion deficit. they will come to a deal. but right now, it's political theater. and it's probably going to look like the simpson-bowles. that will come full-circle again. >> here's a problem the republicans have got themselves into. is obama has been very clever here, the president. i think what he's done is skillfully said to the public, if he goes over t
urging to negotiate with everyone but us in washington. we don't negotiate. our parties are so extreme. i'm a relatively wealthy person. i want to be paying more taxes. i want our taxes to go to serve the policies of the country, education, charity, health care. i think that president obama's right about this. but i think compromise is going to be necessary to achieve some result. >> let me bring in abbe. your father is known as a moderate republican and a good dealmaker, a man who used...
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and sam adams -- you mentioned george washington and sam adams. where would you put some of the other big ones? >> james madison was a really young man at that time. he was an activist, but he was not an important figure. john quincy adams was not involved. john adams was a very significant force. a major force in putting the independents and pre- independence where you had a country but it was still undeclared, he was a huge force in that. >> i've got a list of all the books you ever written except for the one you say you never completed in the early times. it goes back to 1969. before i get into some of that, i want to show you a clip of a visit you had here in 1990. we do this the most guests. let's look and see how the changes. [video clip] >> if you go back and look at the history of the republican party, and i don't think i appreciated this in 1967 or 1968, that it has taken power in some of the great cycles of american history, it has taken power from broadbased reasons. 1860 with abraham lincoln and the civil war. in 1996 with william mcki
and sam adams -- you mentioned george washington and sam adams. where would you put some of the other big ones? >> james madison was a really young man at that time. he was an activist, but he was not an important figure. john quincy adams was not involved. john adams was a very significant force. a major force in putting the independents and pre- independence where you had a country but it was still undeclared, he was a huge force in that. >> i've got a list of all the books you...
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they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them. senator reid had the same experience i did. we visited senator inouye's office and it was amazing. there were no awards for this man who had served more than half a century in congress. i said to him, it's interesting that your office has a lot of artwork and photos, but nothing about dan inouye. no, he said and put those things. i wanted everyone to feel that he was coming in here and i didn't want to talk about my party affiliation or anything that i had done. i wanted them to feel comfortable and to know this was a welcome office. that is
they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them....